See down under on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Refers to the fact that the Australian continent lies south of, colloquially thought of as 'below' or 'under', the equator.",
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"(idiomatic) In Australia."
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"roman": "Avstraliyala",
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"ref": "2021 September 15, Joe Biden, White House:",
"text": "Thank you Boris and I want to thank that fella down under. Thank you very much, pal; appreciate it Mr. Prime Minister.",
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"(idiomatic) Into Australia; to Australia."
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"Hell; in Hell."
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"(euphemistic, rare) Hell; in Hell."
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "Avstraliyağa",
"sense": "to Australia",
"word": "Австралияға"
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"In Australia."
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"(idiomatic) In Australia."
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"text": "Thank you Boris and I want to thank that fella down under. Thank you very much, pal; appreciate it Mr. Prime Minister.",
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],
"glosses": [
"Into Australia; to Australia."
],
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"Australia",
"Australia"
]
],
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"(idiomatic) Into Australia; to Australia."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"By extension, anywhere, or to anywhere, south of the Equator"
],
"links": [
[
"Equator",
"Equator"
]
]
},
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"English euphemisms",
"English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Hell; in Hell."
],
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"(euphemistic, rare) Hell; in Hell."
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"code": "ba",
"english": "where",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "Avstraliyala",
"sense": "in Australia",
"word": "Австралияла"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in Australia",
"word": "Australiassa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "where",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v Avstrálii",
"sense": "in Australia",
"word": "в Австра́лии"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "Avstraliyağa",
"sense": "to Australia",
"word": "Австралияға"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "where to",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v Avstráliju",
"sense": "to Australia",
"word": "в Австра́лию"
}
],
"word": "down under"
}
Download raw JSONL data for down under meaning in All languages combined (3.0kB)
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